PaperPushingRN

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1. Am I a woosy for feeling 5 patients is too much on a medsurg floor

   PaperPushingRN posted a topic in General Nursing

   Like I stated in the title, I feel 5 patients on day shift on medsurg is too many. I feel like I am in a constant marathon from the time I hit the floor!! And it is STRESSFUL!!! Am I alone in this?......

2. Am I a better paper-pusher than floor nurse?

   PaperPushingRN replied to PaperPushingRN's topic in General Nursing

   Hey, Been there done that. Can I ask where you do prior authorization from home? I have been looking into that and think that might be a great fit for me. Thanks.

3. Am I a better paper-pusher than floor nurse?

   PaperPushingRN replied to PaperPushingRN's topic in General Nursing

   I missed floor nursing and direct patient care. Once I graduated from nursing school I worked for about a year and a half on a busy med/surge floor but moved to another city near my family when I got pregnant with my twins. At the time there were not...

4. Am I a better paper-pusher than floor nurse?

   PaperPushingRN posted a topic in General Nursing

   Sooo....I just got let go from my floor nursing job and I am conflicted. I feel like I am a good nurse but I had a really bad night which just led to my being let go. I have to admit I did miss stuff on my shift and that is all valid. The night in qu...

5. IV Rate Problems!

   PaperPushingRN replied to becher.nicole's topic in General Students

   LISTEN.....remember in chemistry when you followed the labels? This is totally applicable when doing nursing calculation!!!!! And it is tons easier and makes a hell of a lot more sense to me than the equation they try to teach you. In chemistry you ...

6. Hobbies off duty as a Nurse?

   PaperPushingRN replied to Beldar_the_Cenobite's topic in General Nursing

   WOW!!! I LOVE audiobooks too!!! I am a mother of 7 year old twins and work as a UR nurse for an insurance company. I ABSOLUTELY love reading books too and since I started audiobooks a couple years ago I have read....probably at least 400 books?....I ...

7. I have 60 grand of student loan when I finished BSN

   PaperPushingRN replied to Sam. W's topic in General Nursing

   Hello fellow Nurses, I am looking for a little advise. I have considered going back to school to upgrade my ADN to a BSN but not sure if it is worth it at this time. I became an RN in 2008 and worked med-surg and on a pediatric neuro unit for almost...

8. math calculation assistance please.

   PaperPushingRN replied to na-na's topic in General Students

   Always follow the labels!!! You will get the right answer every time. Remember chemistry? Take the information (labels) you have and know what (label) you are trying to get. In this case you need to know how many hours. The med infusing is 50 mL an...

9. Need help with math calculations

   PaperPushingRN replied to lola8penny's topic in General Students

   I have a VERY simple way to calculate math problems!!!!! Remember chemistry?.... Follow the labels!!! I aced math in nursing school using this method as it made the most sense to me. [TABLE=width: 864] [TR] [TD]3 mg [/TD] [TD] x [/TD] [TD]250 mL [/T...